Record dividend and wage boom driven by new tax law
A 1936 overview notes an unprecedented surge in extra dividends and worker bonuses as steel raises wages and companies like General Motors Chrysler Eastman Kodak and Sears issue large sums. The boost comes from profits distributed to stockholders and workers before 1937 aided by a punitive undistributed profits tax. Economists warn it may hinder long term surpluses and depressions resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Eastman Kodak
Jewel Tea Company
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Sears, Roebuck
Business Week
U. S
New York Journal of Commerce
Spirit of Christmas message and gift suggestion
A festive exhortation to embrace Christmas through readings from Dickens and the Bible, urging joy, peace, and charity. The note invites readers to reflect on Luke Matthew and the Wise Men while promoting potted poinsettas from Manahan Florist as a centerpiece for the holiday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Luke
Bethlehem
City of
David
Christ the Lord
Matthew
Manahan Florist
Garden Club entertains at Mrs H H Johnson home
Mrs H H Johnson hosted the Garden Club Monday afternoon with a Christmas carol and reading from Ben Hur. Mrs J B Woolfolk shared notes from a Mississippi garden tour. A business session preceded refreshments. next meeting set for January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Johnson
Garden Club
John W. Byrd
J. B. Woolfolk
Mississippi
Johnson
Christmas Debt Paid by a Grandfather and Daughter
In a Christmas vignette, a grandfather contemplates a doll for a girl who asks for it, recalls a past hurt, and resolves to repay the debt by generous acts. Later, his daughter Marcia reveals the doll helped both grow in happiness, as he reflects on paying a long overdue Christmas debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia
John Grant
Marcia Field
B Teams Rated By Sports Scribe
Tony Slaughter ranks Class B teams across five districts in the San Angelo Standard-Times. Midland leads as regional champs, with Pecos possibly joining the top tier, followed by Rock Springs Fredericksburg and Brady in the upper group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sports Scribe
San Angelo
Two Cage Games On Week End Schedule
The Eagle Cagers play the Mohans cage team tonight in the first game of the season in this district. Tomorrow night at 7 30 the Eagles host the Barstow Loboes in the gymnasium in what should be a close contest despite Barstow’s greater height and experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Monahans
Eagles
Barstow
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State OF
Texas
Reeves County
S. D. McWhorter
District Court
109Th Judicial District
Pecos City
State of Texas
Reeves
Pecos
A. D
Hollis Smith
Rock Springs
Fredericksburg
Brady
Winters
Odessa
Wink
Fort Stockton, Iraan
Eldorado
Kolar Funeral Home
Se Z
Bereta
Southern Union Gas Company
Roper
Trager
Mar
America
Broiler
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